diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/sprintf.xml b/reference/strings/functions/sprintf.xml
index dec96308de..3a29d12389 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/sprintf.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/sprintf.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.12 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.13 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/strings.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.sprintf">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
      (<literal>%</literal>), followed by one or more of these
      elements, in order:
      <orderedlist>
+      <listitem>
+       <simpara>
+        An optional <emphasis>sign specifier</emphasis> that forces a sign
+        (- or +) to be used on a number. By default, only the - sign is used
+        on a number if it's negative. This modifier forces positive numbers
+        to have the + sign attached as well. This specifier was added in
+        PHP 4.3.0.
+       </simpara>
+      </listitem>
       <listitem>
        <simpara>
         An optional <emphasis>padding specifier</emphasis> that says
@@ -97,7 +106,7 @@
          </member>
          <member>
           <literal>f</literal> - the argument is treated as a
-          <type>float</type>, and presented as a floating-point number.
+          float, and presented as a floating-point number.
          </member>
          <member>
           <literal>o</literal> - the argument is treated as an
@@ -212,6 +221,9 @@ printf("%%o = '%o'\n", $n); // octal representation
 printf("%%s = '%s'\n", $n); // string representation
 printf("%%x = '%x'\n", $n); // hexadecimal representation (lower-case)
 printf("%%X = '%X'\n", $n); // hexadecimal representation (upper-case)
+
+printf("%%+d = '%+d'\n", $n); // sign specifier on a positive integer
+printf("%%+d = '%+d'\n", $u); // sign specifier on a negative integer
 ?>
 ]]>
      </programlisting>
@@ -231,6 +243,8 @@ printf("%%X = '%X'\n", $n); // hexadecimal representation (upper-case)
 %s = '43951789'
 %x = '29ea6ad'
 %X = '29EA6AD'
+%+d = '+43951789'
+%+d = '-43951789'
 ]]>
      </screen>
     </example>